Molecular epidemiology of Aquatic Pathogens (MEAP) VHSV database

What the MEAP-VHSV database is:

The MEAP-VHSV database contains records that provide background information and genetic sequencing data for individual isolates of the fish virus Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV). The database focuses on VHSV isolates collected from free-ranging fish throughout the Great Lakes region in North America from 2003 to the present. To the best of our knowledge, it includes all available virus isolates collected from Great Lakes fish since the emergence of VHSV in 2003. In the future we will add VHSV isolates from the west and east coasts of North America, and a small number of representative isolates from Europe and Japan. The purpose of this database is to provide access to detailed data for all parties interested in North American VHSV molecular epidemiology, such as fish health professionals, fish culture facility managers, and academic researchers. The database has flexible search capabilities and generates various output formats, including tables and maps, that we hope will assist users in developing and testing hypotheses about how VHSV moves across aquatic landscapes and changes over time. By engaging the expertise of the broader community of colleagues interested in VHSV, our goal is to enhance the overall understanding of the emergence of VHSV in the North American Great Lakes. More